Hat-fastener.



N0`.`65|,255. Patented Tune 5; |900. H. LUBYE & J. RuBENsTEm.

HAT FASTENEB.

(No Model.) (Application inea sept. 14, 1599.)

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HENRY I. LURYE AND JACOB RUBENSTEIN, OF NEI/V YORK, N. Y.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ratent No.y 651,255, dated June 5,1900.

Application tiled September 14, 1899. Serial No. 730,477. l (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it 19mg/ concern,.-

Be it known that we, HENRY I. LUEYE, a citizen of the United States, andJACOB RU- BENSTEIN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, bothresiding in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a specification.

By means of this invention a ladys hat or head-gear can be securelyfastened to the head of the wearer and held steadily in place, and atthe same time the hair is not liable to become entangled or caught northe wearer injured.

The invention resides in the novel features of construction set forth inthe following speciication and claims and illustrated in the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure l is a sectional side elevation of thefastener applied to a hat. Fig. 2 is a face elevation of the fastenerapplied to a hat, the latter being sectioned. Fig. 3 shows a bearing.Fig. 4showsamodiiication. Fig. shows the bearing applied in Fig. 4.

In the drawings are shown hats having the body 1, with top 2 and brim 3;but of course the invention is not confined to any particularconstruction, as it can be applied to hats orheadwear of various sizes,styles, or shapes. The hat in Figs. l and 2 is shown with a sweat-band 4anda trimming or outer band 5. In Figs. l to 3 is shown a bearingcomprising a base piece or plate A, provided with an integraltongue-piece arranged parallel with said plate and having branches A A2A2. The base has clips or prong parts A4, by which the bearing can besecured to the hat-body. The fastener comprises a body or shaft part B,with spiral B.

A practical way of applying the invention is as follows: The hat havingbeen provided with sweat-band 4, said sweat-band is turned out of thehat and the base A is clipped or secured tothe interior of the hat-body.The hat can now be trimmed, if desired,the trimming 5 concealing thefastenings A4. The sweat-band 4 beingturned in comes to lie betweenbranches A and A2. The body or stem B is now passed through the bearingbranches A3 A2 A', also piercing or passing through sweat-band 4 andhat-body 1 and trimming o. The stemvB being suitably threaded, a handleor finger-button 6 is applied. This knob 6 is shown as having its hubpart somewhat extended or sleeve-shaped, so as to act as a jam or locknut against washer 7, which, having been screwed or passed onto stem Bbefore the knob 6 is applied, sits against the hat-body l, so that thestem is held safely and steadily. The bearing as seen is what may becalled a multiple bearing, having the three supporting-points-namely,one in base A, one in branch A2, and one in branch A2. This plurality ofsupporting-points A' A2 A2 causes the stem B to be held steady orprevented from wabbling, and when the spiral B has been caught or turnedinto the hair it will not accidentally come loose or disengage. The hatis thus secured in place on the head.

To prevent the free end -of the spiral from piercing or injuring thewearer or scalp, said end may be round or have a button 8 applied, suchas a drop of solder or the like.

In Fig. 4 there is no sweat-band, but the hat is shown with lining 9.The bearing of Fig. 5 having base A5 applied to lining 9, the fasteningsA4 can be secured and trimming 5 applied. The stem B has in this casealso a plurality of bearing-points-namely, at A5 and A5.

The inner vertical tongue branch A3 of the bearing extending upward toor near the top l will prevent the hair catching over or tangling withthe bearing or stem B. The plate can have the prongs A, which secure atight fastening with a body of such material as felt; but in case oflighter hat-bodies-as, for example, wire-it has been found practical tosecure or lap the entire top and bottom edges of the plate to the wireor frame, so as to engage a considerable stretch of the hat-bodymaterial and get a iirm hold or be steadied even if the material is notrigid. As the proper application of the sweat-band 4 is not interferedwith the fit of the hat is not affected.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hat-fastener comprising a shank or stem with a spiral on one endand a handle on its other end, in combination with a hat having amultiple bearing for said fastener, said bearing comprising a base-plateadapted IOO to be engaged with the. hat and provided with portion ofsaid spiral fastener, substantially as described.

2. A hat provided with a sweat-band and with a multiple bearingcomprising a base-f plate adapted to be engaged with the hat andprovided with an integral tongue having three upwardly-extendedbranches, parallel with each other and with said base-plate, the sweat-lband being placed between two of said branches, in combination with afastener passed through registering openings in said base-plate andbranches and through the sweat-band and hat, substantially as described.

3. A hat provided with a bearing compris-V ing a base-plate having anintegral tonguepiece bent to form a number of branches parallel with oneface of said base-plate, with registering openings in said branches andplate,formin g a plurality of registering-points, in combination with afastening-spiral having a shank seated in said openings or bearings. awasher placed on said shank to seat against the outside of the hat, anda handle or knob screwed onto the outer end of said shank and providedwith a hub portion to lock against said washer, substantially asdescribed.

A In testimony whereof we have hereunto set ourhands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses. f i I HENRY I. LURYE. JACOB RUBENSTEIN.Titnessesz W. C. IIAUFF,

E. F. KA STENHUBER.

